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Joe Vitale Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1985-08-20 Country: USA
2005 · Round 7, Pick #195  ·  Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
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NCAA Division I

NCAA D3 / D2

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  ■ Solid blue = age-adjusted NCAAe-PPG  ·  ■ Green = actual college PPG
Junior Seasons
Season Team League GP G A Pts PPG NCAAe-PPG Age-Adj D3e-PPG Age-Adj
2004-05 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 53 11 20 31 0.585 0.3450 0.3370 1.7567 1.7158
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow
College Seasons (Historical)
Season School Div Conference Year GP G A Pts PPG
2008-09 Northeastern D1 HockeyEast SR 40 7 20 27 0.675
2007-08 Northeastern D1 HockeyEast JR 37 12 23 35 0.946
2006-07 Northeastern D1 HockeyEast SO 35 7 9 16 0.457
2005-06 Northeastern D1 HockeyEast FR 31 8 8 16 0.516
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.29
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.52
2005-06 · Northeastern
+78.9% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#11517
Forward overall
#365
Forward born in 1985
#1043
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Max McHugh
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.88 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.61 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Strong
NCAAe PPG
C.J. Reuschlein
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.80 PPG
→ Army (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Thomas Forgione
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.70 PPG
→ Vermont (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.40 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Judd Peterson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Kevin Irwin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.56 PPG
→ Vermont (0.47 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Average
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Cole Hepler
Lebanon Valley · 2014-15
1.280 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Connor Powell
Elmira · 2015-16
1.080 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brian Berger
Marian · 2010-11
1.038 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG

How to read this: NCAAe and D3e factors convert a player's junior PPG into expected NCAA scoring at the D1 or D3 level. Harder conferences → lower projected PPG for the same player. A strong junior player (e.g. USHL 0.90 PPG) will project much higher in NESCAC than Big Ten because the D3 scoring environment is lower-difficulty.

Strength factor: conferences above 1.0 are harder than average; below 1.0 are easier. The formula is: Base NCAAe PPG ÷ Conference Strength = Projected PPG.